" 1: The Honda Insight Mk1 Back when it was released in 1999 the first mass market electric hybrid it was otherworldly and strange. And the cooler for it. A decade on it is retro progressive and quaint. Dig the clamp-busting rear wheels, "
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Morgan: Love Your Car, Love Your Planet
"If you love to drive, then it follows that you should love your car. It might seem obvious to some that falling in love with the car you drive is something to strive for: but think about it a little "
The Greenwash Chronicles
"Most of us realise that there is nothing remotely 'sustainable' or 'environmentally friendly' about the mass-market auto industry. Still, these global businesses are they're doing their utmost to convince consumers that they are doing there bit to save the planet. "
Formula For (Environmental) Disaster?
"When it comes to environmental issues Formula 1 is not exactly ‘on message.’ A Grand Prix car is a high-revving, incredibly noisy projectile and its sole purpose is to go quickly. Not, as yet, to go quickly economically. It’s a "
Triumph TR7
" Now, call us old fashioned, but could it be that the Triumph TR7 was the ugliest automotive creation of these islands? It's not a particularly rare point of view – legend has it that when the Harris Mann penned design was "
Ferrari 458 in Black
"[gallery link="file" orderby="title"] These are the first pictures we've seen of Ferrari's new glamour-puss in stealth mode. The monochrome brings out the chiselled angles of the stunning Pininfarina design. From the rear the purposeful stance of the car "
Ferrari Fuel
" Not sure why we haven't seen this before, but this is undoubtedly some of the nicest pieces of automotive action we've come across for a very long time. One possible reason for this exquisite (and doubtlessly extremely expensive) commercial's lack "
Mutant Exige from Silverstone Via Texas
" Historically the fastest and sexiest piece of Anglo-American vehicular collaboration may have been the Mustang P51 fighter-bomber. But now, there's a demonic transatlantic pretender to the P51's throne. Meet the Hennessey Venom GT. The engine's from the Lone Star "
Fuji Speedway Cine
" This film, which we stumbled upon at oldschool.co.nz seems to be a bit of Mazda propaganda from the early seventies. Dig the kodachrome-style colour saturation of the film itself. Dig the wickedly spooky loungecore soundtrack. Dig the style "
McLaren 12C born (again)
" As the wires are abuzz with the official launch paraphernalia of Maclaren Automotive, we had to make our perhaps predictable take on the new British supercar. Sure, if McLaren produce a production car it is going to be special. Of "
Of Time and the Porsche
" When I was a kid, I had a big picture book of cars. I was a bit obsessed with it. Right in the centre spread of the book was a huge full bleed picture of a Porsche 911. Silver paintwork. Black "
Geneva 2010 – Salon roundup including concepts
" I'm not the greatest lover of motor shows. They’re all titillation and no consummation. I’ve never really understood their appeal in the same way I don’t get strip clubs. Just looking at cars is the same as "
Witness the Phatness
" It occurred to us whilst discussing the finer points of car design recently that if you had do define one thing that appealed to you about a certain sort of car and had to ascribe an adjective to it, that "